Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Spalding United 2nd with 85 points, Royston Town 21st with 25, 60 apart. Recent form told a different story for Spalding United: only 6th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Per game in the league, Royston Town were scoring 0.83 and conceding 1.95, Spalding United 2.45 and 1.29, against a competition average of 1.49 goals per team per game.
Royston Town had lost three in a row. The five-game form split read 1/15 points for Royston Town against 10/15 for Spalding United.
Garden Walk Stadium in Royston staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 0-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Spalding United: Tom Pugh (85'), Saleem Akanbi (90'), Yusifu Ceesay (58')